Nerve Agents: What They Are, How They Work, How to Counter Them

Nerve agents are organophosphorus chemical warfare agents that exert their action through the irreversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, with a consequent overstimulation of cholinergic transmission followed by its shutdown. Beyond warfare, they have notoriously been employed in acts of terror...

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Veröffentlicht in:ACS chemical neuroscience 2018-05, Vol.9 (5), p.873-885
Hauptverfasser: Costanzi, Stefano, Machado, John-Hanson, Mitchell, Moriah
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Sprache:eng
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